Tuesday, February 19, 2008

7:59 PM

Republicans are starting to gather at Scott Walker's campaign headquarters in West Allis to watch the GOP primary returns.

With no primary for the county executive, Walker isn't present. However, he had a party here from 6 to 8 p.m. for campaign volunteers.

With McCain having his official election night party in Columbus, Ohio, the party in Milwaukee is serving as a de facto McCain victory party.

When a television reporter asked to speak to a Huckabee supporter, GOP volunteers there said they couldn't find one.

Huckabee's watch party is being held in Waukesha.

The 4th C.D. Republican Party Chair Bob Spindell, who also serves as a city of Milwaukee election commissioner, said that the polls in the University of Milwaukee area still had lines at polling places going outside the door 7:15 p.m., and polling places around Marquette University had high turnout. Spindell said that college students will definitely have an impact on the primary tonight.